We're often taught that mistakes in art are to be avoided. Even kids are brought up to be perfectionists: to scrub it out and start again if their artwork doesn't go the way they planned. Of course, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I was a kid, some of my favorite rainy-day activities were simple, creative, tactile, and meditative, involving pens and ...

You've probably had some of your best ideas in the shower. Why not at work? "We're paid to have our best ideas at work, but we never do, do we?" says Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation and ...

Trainees learn ways to integrate yoga and creativity. Exercise bores you. Running to shed pounds? Snooze. Aerobics dancercise to jazz you into fitness? Uh, no. A Treadmill evening in front of a tv ...

Summary Brain exercises can be as simple as actively engaging the brain in everyday tasks. Others are targeted workouts for the brain, specifically designed to enhance memory, cognition, or creativity ...

Lynda Barry’s “What It Is” is not just a creative scrapbook but an experience: full of thought-provoking questions, charismatic doodles, and insightful writing exercises. In dissecting innovative ...

A creative life might not be easy, but author Martha Beck believes it can pare and perhaps eliminate anxiety. Even creative pursuits like gardening, cooking and knitting can calm an overactive brain. ...